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In an effort to promote Hellenic Culture at all levels in the Southwest region of the US, the Cretan Association of Houston, HCC, present a unique musical event. Not since the 1930’s has such a musical event been offered...

An exhibition organized by the Greek Writers’ Society of Germany was awarded at the annual cultural event: “Respekt und Mut”.  This exhibition displays the best acts organized by foreign groups and is held in Dusseldorf. The relevant article  presented was titled: “Man Kann...

The Ecumenical Patriarch Vartholomeos characterized the attempt of a specific team to perform a Divine service in the cathedral of St. Sophia.  It now operates as a museum. The Ecumenical Patriarch declared the move was: “behind our back”. Speaking to pilgrims...

With great pomp, the 200th Jubilee of Oktoberfest was celebrated  Saturday in Munich. Oktoberfest is the world’s largest folk festival, known as the “Beer Festival”. This year the festival had Greek color in its theme. For the first time...

50 years are completed, since the Democracy of Cyprus has been created and the U.S. Travel Organization in collaboration with the Archaeological Institute of America is preparing a special ceremony at New York Times Center. Joan Breton Connelly, a...

Cyprus, the eastern-most island in the Mediterranean Sea, situated at the crossroads of Europe, Asia and Africa, has been a meeting point for many of the world's great civilizations. From its 11,000-year history, Cyprus has woven its own distinctive...

Does it really take more than being named Lesbos to make your island getaway a destination for gay tourists? Yes but the branding helps. This year's 10th annual International Women's Festival is located in the island's Eressos village.  German,...

Lawyers are bracing for their profession to be opened up to competition.  Greek attorneys are claiming they already face problems due to the present glut of  the proffession. The government has undertaken to open up closed professions,including truck and taxi drivers,...

Cooking a four course meal for a full house of 115 people is challenging enough. This week head chef Vasilios Donoudis invited four untrained chefs to help him out. Despite nearly running out of broccolini at the third annual event,...

Greek designer Vassilios Kostetsos presented his spring/summer collection during NYC's Fashion Week.  His show  occured on September 12th at the Lincoln Center in Manhattan. Vassilios' Spring/Summer 2011 collection is an inspiration from Greek antiquities and the Amazons, representations, shapes and...

On September 11th John Varvatos and his team celebrated their 10 year anniversary with the best rock party of the decade. The concert  took place at the John Varvatos store on Bowery in New York City.  Guests included Cherie...

Recently 20 people from seven countries including Japan, the United Kingdom, India, Greece and Korea became Australian citizens.  A special ceremonywas held in Burnie, Tasmania to launch Australian Citizenship Day 2010. Thousands of people across Australia will become Australian citizens in...

New road KTEO tests are expected to be tougher from now on. Motorcycles will be tested for noise pollution, as it is stated in a draft bill presented to a parliamentary committee by Transport Minister Dimitris Reppas yesterday. The bill...

Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou held a meeting with representatives of the Greek business world and labor unions on Thursday, seeking consensus on his government's austerity policies, as Greek economy and people face a harsh autumn. Social partners expressed objections...

Bulldozers moved into the densely populated central Athens neighborhood of Kypseli yesterday.  They plan to knock down an illegal building and clear out rubble and rubbish from a streambed in the area as part of a move to create...